The Rays Power Infra, the country’s largest private solar park owner, will build a one-MW solar power plant over four acres of land at the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). The construction of the project is likely to begin in October and be completed in less than four months.
The company has bagged the tender for the Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) at an estimated cost of
Rs7 crore. Under the agreement, the Rays Power Infra would provide services regarding engineering, procurement and construction on a turnkey basis.
Rays Power Infra Director (Operations) Ketan Mehta said, “As part of our solar plan this fiscal, we are confident in making solar power available to both the urban and rural residential as well as commercial sectors in the State.”
The company is working towards making its solar presence felt in homes, offices, institutions, Government buildings, hospitals and commercial establishments in the state, Mehta added.